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    The Rothschild Family: The History and Legacy of the International Banking Dynasty , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 73min
    The Rothschild dynasty of power and wealth would not only become a force to be reckoned with in the banking industry, but they would also become the ceaseless subject of scandal, conspiracy theories, and awe. Descriptions full of hyperbole have been on public display for centuries, such as the family description that appeared in the Niles' Weekly Register in 1836, "The Rothschilds are the wonders of modern banking ...Not a cabinet moves without their advice. They stretch their hand, with equal ease, from Petersburgh to Vienna, from Vienna to Paris, from Paris to London, from London to Washington...They are the brokers and counselors of the kings of Europe and of the republican chiefs of America. What more can they desire?" The Rothschild Family: The History and Legacy of the International Banking Dynasty looks at one of the richest families in history. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Scott Clem. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/071512/bk_acx0_071512_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    NAPLAN LITERACY SKILLS Mastering Language Skills
    NAPLAN LITERACY SKILLS Mastering Language Skills ab 21.49 € als Taschenbuch: Figurative Language Years 3 4 and 5: Covers Idioms Similes Metaphors Adages Proverbs and Hyperbole. Aus dem Bereich: Bücher, Taschenbücher, Wirtschaft & Soziales,
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    Beauty Is a Wound , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 988min
    The English-language debut of Indonesia's rising star. The epic novel Beauty Is a Wound combines history, satire, family tragedy, legend, humor, and romance in a sweeping polyphony. The beautiful Indo prostitute Dewi Ayu and her four daughters are beset by incest, murder, bestiality, rape, insanity, monstrosity, and the often vengeful undead. Kurniawan's gleefully grotesque hyperbole functions as a scathing critique of his young nation's troubled past: the rapacious offhand greed of colonialism; the chaotic struggle for independence; the 1965 mass murders of perhaps a million "Communists", followed by three decades of Suharto's despotic rule. Beauty Is a Wound astonishes from its opening line: "One afternoon on a weekend in May, Dewi Ayu rose from her grave after being dead for 21 years...." Drawing on local sources - folktales and the all-night shadow puppet plays, with their bawdy wit and epic scope - and inspired by Melville and Gogol, Kurniawan's distinctive voice brings something luscious yet astringent to contemporary literature. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Jonathan Davis. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/adbl/025959/bk_adbl_025959_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    Snow Crash
    One of Time's 100 best English-language novels • A mind-altering romp through a future America so bizarre, so outrageous, you'll recognize it immediately Only once in a great while does a writer come along who defies comparison-a writer so original he redefines the way we look at the world. Neal Stephenson is such a writer and Snow Crash is such a novel, weaving virtual reality, Sumerian myth, and just about everything in between with a cool, hip cybersensibility to bring us the gigathriller of the information age. In reality, Hiro Protagonist delivers pizza for Uncle Enzo's CosoNostra Pizza Inc., but in the Metaverse he's a warrior prince. Plunging headlong into the enigma of a new computer virus that's striking down hackers everywhere, he races along the neon-lit streets on a search-and-destroy mission for the shadowy virtual villain threatening to bring about infocalypse. Praise for Snow Crash "[Snow Crash is] a cross between Neuromancer and Thomas Pynchon's Vineland. This is no mere hyperbole."-The San Francisco Bay Guardian "Fast-forward free-style mall mythology for the twenty-first century."-William Gibson "Brilliantly realized . . . Stephenson turns out to be an engaging guide to an onrushing tomorrow."-The New York Times Book Review
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    The Entire Life Story of Giacomo Casanova: The Most Famous Womanizer , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 108min
    Was Giacomo Casanova one of the most prolific lovers in history? Casanova’s description of himself suggests a hero, a lover, a charmer, an intellectual genius, and a man of intense creativity who was able to turn every adversity into a triumph. Yet equally one modern perspective views as an amoral misogynist, a rapist, and sexual predator driven by his selfish desires, a chancer who got lucky more times than he deserved. Inside you’ll read aboutA City of Culture and LibertyThe Lure of ReligionExchanging Lust for LoveA Man AbroadThe Loves of a LibertineA Time for ReflectionAnd much more!History likes to glamorize; it also favors hyperbole and romanticism. The truth of the man is that while he may not have been as bad as we might fear, he certainly was not as good as he liked to boast. When we use the term "a Casanova" to describe someone, it is up to our judgment as to whether we use the term as one of derision or compliment.Do not hesitate, get this audiobook now!  ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Jason Zenobia. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/183415/bk_acx0_183415_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    Multiple Streams of Income... for MLM'ers: Multi Level Magic, Book 10 , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 345min
    Based on his powerful life-changing, wealth-creating workshop, Ron G Holland kickstarts your brain into producing lucrative business ideas automatically. He does it by exploring numerous and brilliant ways of making money right now, with the resources that you have right now. He shares in detail how you can do it, too! Ron has been a published business author for 37 years and a business mentor for over 30. The information he shares is pragmatic advice based on these years of entrepreneurial work in his own businesses and in privileged glimpses of his clients' businesses. If you want to create multiple streams of income in this tough economic climate, you will find multiple solutions here. Thousands of people have already attended this mind-blowing workshop. A main premise is "do something that you can do" and don't be persuaded by all the hyperbole about how easy it is to make big money on the Internet. Here you will be shown practical ideas that work and make big money - many of them that you can implement immediately. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Alex Rehder. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/039505/bk_acx0_039505_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    The Mississippi Scheme: In Which a Scottish Adventurer Destroys the Economy of France: Memoirs of Extraordinary Popular Delusions and the Madness of Crowds , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 116min
    In the early 18th century, 80 years prior to revolution, France went wild for stocks and bonds. Mechanics dropped their tools and tradesmen closed their shops. There was but one profession, one employment, one occupation for persons of all ranks, from peasant to prince. And that profession was speculating in stocks. This is the story of the time one adventurous Scotsman played chance against an entire nation. That Scotsman was John Law, and historians are still divided in opinion as to whether they should call him a knave or a madman. Both epithets were unsparingly applied to him in his lifetime, but posterity has found reason to doubt the justice of the accusation; to confess that John Law was more deceived than deceiving, more sinned against than sinning. Posterity, however, has also found reason to uphold its first judgement and declare John Law to be a bankrupt, murderer, and outlaw, a gambler, cheat, and cardsharp, a flatterer, sycophant, and projector unmatched in the art of hyperbole. This is his story. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: A Man with a Cat. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/097080/bk_acx0_097080_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    The Book of Orange
    The Book of Orange ab 9.99 € als epub eBook: A Journal of the Trump Years By a Crazed Snowflake Employing Rhyming Insults Limericks Loathing Hyperbole Secret Transcripts Show Tunes Mockery Rants Jokes & Rude Memes. Aus dem Bereich: eBooks, Humor & Cartoons,
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    A Nice Little Place on the North Side: Wrigley Field at One Hundred , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 309min
    In A Nice Little Place on the North Side, leading columnist George Will returns to baseball with a deeply personal look at his hapless Chicago Cubs and their often beatified home, Wrigley Field, as it turns one hundred years old. Baseball, Will argues, is full of metaphors for life, religion, and happiness, and Wrigley is considered one of its sacred spaces. But what is its true, hyperbole-free history? Winding beautifully like Wrigley's iconic ivy, Will's meditation on "The Friendly Confines" examines both the unforgettable stories that forged the field's legend and the larger-than-life characters - from Wrigley and Ruth to Veeck, Durocher, and Banks - who brought it glory, heartbreak, and scandal. Drawing upon his trademark knowledge and inimitable sense of humor, Will also explores his childhood connections to the team, the Cubs' future, and what keeps long-suffering fans rooting for the home team after so many years of futility. In the end, A Nice Little Place on the North Side is more than just the history of a ballpark. It is the story of Chicago, of baseball, and of America itself. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Mark Deakins. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/rand/003846/bk_rand_003846_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    Don't Worry, It Gets Worse: One Twentysomething's (Mostly Failed) Attempts at Adulthood , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 275min
    Alida Nugent graduated college with a degree in one hand and a drink in the other, eager to trade in parties and all-nighters for "the real world". But post-grad wasn't the glam life she imagined. Soon buried under a pile of bills, laundry, and three-dollar bottles of wine, it quickly became clear that she had no idea what she was doing. But hey, what twentysomething does? In Don't Worry, It Gets Worse, Nugent shares what it takes to make the awkward leap from undergrad to "mature and responsible adult that definitely never eats peanut butter straight from the jar and considers it a meal". From trying to find an apartment on the black hole otherwise known as Craigslist to the creative maneuvering needed to pay off student loans and still enjoy happy hour, Nugent documents the formative moments of being a twentysomething with a little bit of snark and a lot of heart. Perfect for fans of HBO's Girls and Allie Brosh's Hyperbole and a Half, and based on her popular Tumblr blog The Frenemy, Don't Worry, It Gets Worse is a love note to boozin', bitchin' ladies everywhere. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Alida Nugent. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/032627/bk_acx0_032627_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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